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ˈMay-dew
[May n.3]
Dew gathered in the month of May, supposed to have medicinal and cosmetic properties.
c1430Lydg. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 217 Whan buddys first appeere, And the May-dewhe round lik perlys fyne. 1602Plat Delights for Ladies (1611) H 8 b, Some commend May-dew gathered from Fennell and Celandine, to be most excellent for sore eyes. 1626Bacon Sylva §781, I suppose, that he that would gather the best May-Deaw, for Medicine, should gather it from the Hills. 1667Pepys Diary 28 May, To Woolwich, to lie there tonight, and so to gather May⁓dew tomorrow morning. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 130 ⁋5 A regular lustration performed with bean-flower water and May-dews. 1849James Woodman xviii, I have ordered my knave to bring you a furred dressing gown and a bottle of essence of maydew. |